I was just barely able to get 80mm minis to clear a 35mm tire and fender on my QB. I eventually switched to 85's. Both seem to work fine with normal-pull brake levers. Aesthetically, the styling of the v-brake arms themselves is a little too fussy, but I like the clean, tucked-in look better than the arms of wide-profile cantis sticking out in the breeze. I do like the symmetry of cantis, and thought the noodle would bother me, but it looks no different to my eye than the off-center cable on a sidepull brake.
On Monday, July 16, 2012 4:55:12 PM UTC-4, dougP wrote: > > Paul's mini-moto is a nice, clean looking brake, and the noodle/ > connector piece looks a lot tidier than Shimano's. Surely they can > give you the dimension from the pivot to the cable clamp? That's > important around chubby tires, racks & fenders. > > On my 58 cm Atlantis, an 80 mm BMX mini-V clears a 700c x 40 mm > Schwalbe Marathon Supreme but not a 45 mm Schwalbe Marathon Plus, no > fenders involved. Jim Thill probably has experience with Vs on > fendered bikes with big tires. > > dougP > > On Jul 16, 1:10 pm, Peter Morgano <uscpeter11...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Mini motos look good but it is hard to get any concrete answer on what > kind > > of clearance they have for fenders and big tires. V-brakes always make > me > > think of my mother in law's beach cruiser, which mind you does stop on a > > dime with her ahem "generous" body on it but they just have such an > xmart > > quality to them. Oh and > > BTWhttp://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/cat's_pyjamas<http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/cat%27s_pyjamas> > > > > > > > > > > On Mon, Jul 16, 2012 at 4:04 PM, Brewster Fong <bfd...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > > On Monday, July 16, 2012 11:27:57 AM UTC-7, Michael_S wrote: > > > > >> for some reason, most V brakes are very unattractive to me. The > symmetry > > >> of a nice cantilever brake or a centerpull is much more pleasing to > my eye. > > >> Having ridden every type in my 30+ years I don't see much difference > in > > >> braking power on any good quality brake with dual pivot mounts. I > don not > > >> own any bike with a single pivot caliper brake for that reason. > > >> ansd those new Paul mini-moto's are the cat's pajamas... > > > > > OK, let me get this straight, you don't like V-brakes because they're > > > unattractive. However, you like Paul's mini-moto and consider them the > > > "cat's pajamas?" Since I've never heard that term, I presume you like > the > > > looks of the Paul's mini-moto. But, do you realized that Paul's > mini-motos > > > are V-brakes.....:) Good Luck! > > > > >> ~mike > > > > >> On Sunday, July 15, 2012 5:05:44 PM UTC-7, meehan...@gmail.comwrote: > > > > >>> Hi all! > > > > >>> It's been awhile since I've posted to the list. I recently decided > to > > >>> sell my Atlantis frame and fork, and I replaced it with a Long Haul > > >>> Trucker. I had an experience when I was building up the LHT tonight > that I > > >>> wanted to share, because I know this list includes a lot of > steadfast > > >>> cantilever devotees. After I got the fenders, wheels, bar and stem > > >>> installed; I went to install my Paul Touring Canti brakes. These are > among > > >>> the best and easiest-to-install cantilevers that I've ever used. > Still > > >>> there was considerable fiddling about getting them set up. I > installed the > > >>> levers and went to wire up the brakes when I realized I didn't have > a font > > >>> cable hanger for a 9/8" steerer tube. Ugh! Figured I'd have to pick > one up > > >>> sometime this week. > > > > >>> It then occurred to me that I had a perfectly good set of linear > pulls > > >>> along with a set of long-pull, Dia-Compe aero levers stashed away > > >>> somewhere. If I use those, I don't need a hanger at all. This is a > Surly > > >>> not a Rivendell so I shouldn't be subject to too much ridicule for > using > > >>> linear pulls. So I somewhat reluctantly removed the Pauls and dug > out the > > >>> linear pulls (Avid Magnesium Single Digits) and long-pull levers. I > was in > > >>> the process of installing the front V-brake when I realized I was > done! I > > >>> literally laughed aloud! It's been a long time since I've used > linear pulls > > >>> and I forgot how easy they are to set up. I installed the lever and > cable > > >>> and did a "spin-and-grab" test and the brake felt solid with good > power on > > >>> the first try with no messing around. Now I remember why I felt like > it was > > >>> weird going back to (what I considered to be) archaic cantilevers > when I > > >>> got into the Rivendell world. I didn't see a single picture of a Riv > with > > >>> linear pulls when I bought the Atlantis, so I figured, "when in > Rome...". > > > > >>> Anyway I've got a set of silver Paul Touring Cantis that I'm going > to > > >>> list for sale once I take a few pictures. Complete with straddle > cables, > > >>> mounting hardware, and I think some spare o-rings. Although, I > recommend > > >>> that you don't buy them and that you get yourself a snappy set of > linear > > >>> pulls! I'll list the brakes in a separate post once I take some > pictures. > > >>> I've got some additional parts I'm going to sell too. > > > > >>> Cheers! > > >>> Shaun Meehan > > > > >> -- > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups > > > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > > > To view this discussion on the web visit > > >https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/Xv03JOBTxYUJ. > > > > > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > > For more options, visit this group at > > >http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.- Hide quoted > text - > > > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/sMdny5Sr27IJ. 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